Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales

Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
Badge of the Governor of New South Wales
Incumbent Andrew Bell since 5 December 2022
Office of the Governor Executive Council of New South Wales
Style	His Excellency The Honourable[1]
Member of	Supreme Court of New South Wales
Nominator	Premier of New South Wales
Appointer	King of Australia in right of the State of New South Wales
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Website	Office of the Governor

The lieutenant-governor of New South Wales is a government position in the state of New South Wales, Australia, acting as a deputy to the governor of New South Wales. The office was first created in October 1786, before the arrival of the First Fleet, to act as a deputy to the first governor, Arthur Phillip. At that time the lieutenant-governor, or its equivalent of "administrator of the government", was filled by military officers and was a position only created when needed or in times of long absences by the governor. Since 1872 this office has been held concurrently by the chief justice of New South Wales but the position may be retained by the chief justice after their retirement from the Supreme Court of New South Wales.